diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2e273e367111..4b34ea85e6b2 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
   - ref(astro): Adjust `mechanism` on error events captured by astro middleware ([#17613](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/pull/17613))
   - ref(aws-severless): Slightly adjust aws-serverless mechanism type ([#17614](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/pull/17614))
   - ref(bun): Adjust `mechanism` of errors captured in Bun.serve ([#17616](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/pull/17616))
+  - ref(core): Adjust `mechanism` in `captureConsoleIntegration` ([#17633](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/pull/17633))
   - ref(core): Adjust MCP server error event `mechanism` ([#17622](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/pull/17622))
   - ref(core): Simplify `linkedErrors` mechanism logic ([#17600](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/pull/17600))
   - ref(nextjs): Set more specific event `mechanism`s ([#17543](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-javascript/pull/17543))
diff --git a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/captureConsole-attachStackTrace/test.ts b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/captureConsole-attachStackTrace/test.ts
index fc8c1b378e7f..ff15c17832c6 100644
--- a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/captureConsole-attachStackTrace/test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/captureConsole-attachStackTrace/test.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ sentryTest(
     expect(logEvent?.exception?.values![0]).toMatchObject({
       mechanism: {
         handled: true,
-        type: 'console',
+        type: 'auto.core.capture_console',
         synthetic: true,
       },
       value: 'console log',
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ sentryTest(
     expect(warnEvent?.exception?.values![0]).toMatchObject({
       mechanism: {
         handled: true,
-        type: 'console',
+        type: 'auto.core.capture_console',
         synthetic: true,
       },
       value: 'console warn',
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ sentryTest(
     expect(infoEvent?.exception?.values![0]).toMatchObject({
       mechanism: {
         handled: true,
-        type: 'console',
+        type: 'auto.core.capture_console',
         synthetic: true,
       },
       value: 'console info',
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ sentryTest(
     expect(errorEvent?.exception?.values![0]).toMatchObject({
       mechanism: {
         handled: true,
-        type: 'console',
+        type: 'auto.core.capture_console',
         synthetic: true,
       },
       value: 'console error',
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ sentryTest(
     expect(traceEvent?.exception?.values![0]).toMatchObject({
       mechanism: {
         handled: true,
-        type: 'console',
+        type: 'auto.core.capture_console',
         synthetic: true,
       },
       value: 'console trace',
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ sentryTest(
     expect(errorWithErrorEvent?.exception?.values?.[0].value).toBe('console error with error object');
     expect(errorWithErrorEvent?.exception?.values?.[0].mechanism).toEqual({
       handled: true,
-      type: 'console',
+      type: 'auto.core.capture_console',
     });
     expect(traceWithErrorEvent).toEqual(
       expect.objectContaining({
diff --git a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/captureConsole/test.ts b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/captureConsole/test.ts
index 06d989cc4433..8e7e6aaa58e3 100644
--- a/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/captureConsole/test.ts
+++ b/dev-packages/browser-integration-tests/suites/integrations/captureConsole/test.ts
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ sentryTest('it captures console messages correctly', async ({ getLocalTestUrl, p
   expect(errorWithErrorEvent?.exception?.values?.[0].value).toBe('console error with error object');
   expect(errorWithErrorEvent?.exception?.values?.[0].mechanism).toEqual({
     handled: true,
-    type: 'console',
+    type: 'auto.core.capture_console',
   });
   expect(traceWithErrorEvent).toEqual(
     expect.objectContaining({
diff --git a/packages/core/src/integrations/captureconsole.ts b/packages/core/src/integrations/captureconsole.ts
index e491efedd83f..d5d34bd554aa 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/integrations/captureconsole.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/integrations/captureconsole.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ function consoleHandler(args: unknown[], level: string, handled: boolean): void
 
       addExceptionMechanism(event, {
         handled,
-        type: 'console',
+        type: 'auto.core.capture_console',
       });
 
       return event;
diff --git a/packages/core/test/lib/integrations/captureconsole.test.ts b/packages/core/test/lib/integrations/captureconsole.test.ts
index 2fe971710a07..8da7c6570d74 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/lib/integrations/captureconsole.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/lib/integrations/captureconsole.test.ts
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@ describe('CaptureConsole setup', () => {
 
       expect(someEvent.exception?.values?.[0]?.mechanism).toEqual({
         handled: true,
-        type: 'console',
+        type: 'auto.core.capture_console',
       });
     });
 
@@ -352,7 +352,7 @@ describe('CaptureConsole setup', () => {
 
       expect(someEvent.exception?.values?.[0]?.mechanism).toEqual({
         handled: true,
-        type: 'console',
+        type: 'auto.core.capture_console',
       });
     });
 
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ describe('CaptureConsole setup', () => {
 
       expect(someEvent.exception?.values?.[0]?.mechanism).toEqual({
         handled: false,
-        type: 'console',
+        type: 'auto.core.capture_console',
       });
     });
   });